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Clindamycin injection is indicated in the treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible anaerobic bacteria.Clindamycin injection is also indicated in the treatment of serious infections due to susceptible strains of streptococci, pneumococci, and staphylococci. Its use should be reserved for penicillin-allergic patients or other patients for whom, in the judgment of the physician, a penicillin is inappropriate. Because of the risk of antibiotic-associated pseudomembranous colitis, as described in the WARNING box, before selecting clindamycin the physician should consider the nature of the infection and the suitability of less toxic alternatives (e.g., erythromycin). Bacteriologic studies should be performed to determine the causative organisms and their susceptibility to clindamycin.Indicated surgical procedures should be performed in conjunction with antibiotic therapy. The dose of clindamycin will be different for different patients. Follow your doctor's orders or the directions on the label. The following information includes only the average doses of clindamycin. If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. The amount of medicine that you take depends on the strength of the medicine. Also, the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses, and the length of time you take the medicine depend on the medical problem for which you are using the medicine. * For bacterial infection: o For oral dosage forms (capsules and solution): + Adults and teenagers—150 to 300 milligrams (mg) every six hours. + Children— # Infants up to 1 month of age: Use and dose must be determined by your doctor. # Infants and children 1 month of age and older: Dose is based on body weight. The usual dose is 2 to 5 mg per kilogram (kg) (0.9 to 2.3 mg per pound) of body weight every six hours; or 2.7 to 6.7 mg per kg (1.2 to 3.0 mg per pound) of body weight every eight hours. o For injection dosage form: + Adults and teenagers—300 to 600 mg every six to eight hours injected into a muscle or vein; or 900 mg every eight hours injected into a muscle or vein. + Children— # Infants up to 1 month of age: Dose is based on body weight. The usual dose is 3.75 to 5 mg per kg (1.7 to 2.3 mg per pound) of body weight every six hours injected into a muscle or vein; or 5 to 6.7 mg per kg (2.3 to 3.0 mg per pound) of body weight every eight hours injected into a muscle or vein. # Infants and children 1 month of age and older: Dose is based on body weight. The usual dose is 3.75 to 10 mg per kg (1.7 to 4.5 mg per pound) of body weight every six hours injected into a muscle or vein; or 5 to 13.3 mg per kg (2.3 to 6.0 mg per pound) of body weight every eight hours injected into a muscle or vein. For clindamycin capsules, the usual dosage for adults ranges from 150 mg to 450 mg every six hours, depending on the particular infection. For the inject able form, typical doses range from 1200 mg up to 2700 mg total per day, divided into two to four smaller doses per day. The maximum capsule dosage is 1800 mg per day; the maximum inject able dosage is 4800 mg per day. For serious infections, clindamycin is often combined with other antibiotics Vikas, for information on Pharma Franchise, Moxifloxacin,Pharma Company in Uttrakhand, Ortho Company in India,Deflazacort,Calcitriol,Acelofenac and Paracetamol with Serratiopeptidase,Tramadol with Paracetamol, Amoxcilin with Potassium Clavulanate, Clindamycin Capsule and Injection,Pharmaceutiicals Company in India,Vitamin D3 Injection, Pregabalin with Metylcobalamin and Rabeprazole with Domperidone.Please visit our site:http://www.plenuspharma.com/
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